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I need to know the fork oil capacity for a Kawasaki GPZ750

I need to change the seals on this bike but need to know how much fork oil to put back in and can't find the information anywhere.

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The oil is SAE10W20 and you must put 325 ccm if you change the oil, and if you let it all drain over night 380 ccm (plus or minus 4ccm). After that, mesure the level in each cilinder of the fork. In the left one, you must have 120mm (plus or minus 2mm) of air left in the cilinder, and in the right one, 149 mm (plus or minus 2mm) .
Hope this helps. Try getting a repair manual. You will find all the answers there.
Best regards, Gabyshor.

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Drain each one over night, and measure the fork oil. then replace with new, if forks r 2 soft add a (small) amount into each one and try again. hope this helps

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